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Junior Grant Love (photo by Abby Hintz)
Junior Grant Love (photo by Abby Hintz)

Simpson falls in their opening match of the 2024-25 season

DES MOINES, Iowa - Simpson men's tennis dropped the opening match of the season to Grand View 5-2, with victories coming from Grant Love and Darek Kayser in the individual matches.

Love picked up his first win of the season, coming by default, in the No. 3 singles spot, while Kayser's first career victory came through forfeit at the No. 6 singles spot.

Blane Wallace and Kayser picked up the Storm's first doubles win by forfeit in the No. 3 doubles spot.

Singles competition
1. Enzo Naveda Canessa (GVUM) def. Javier Robles Solis (SIMM) 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 15-13
2. Diego Castillo (GVUM) def. Drake Downard (SIMM) 6-1, 6-3
3. Grant Love (SIMM) def. Adrian Reyes (GVUM), by default
4. Abbot Haner (GVUM) def. Seth Orta (SIMM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Zachary Wallace (GVUM) def. Blane Wallace (SIMM) 6-3, 6-4
6. Darek Kayser (SIMM) def. No player (GVUM), by forfeit

Doubles competition
1. Enzo Naveda Canessa/Diego Castillo (GVUM) def. Javier Robles Solis/Grant Love (SIMM) 6-4
2. Abbot Haner/Zachary Wallace (GVUM) def. Drake Downard/Seth Orta (SIMM) 6-4
3. Blane Wallace/Darek Kayser (SIMM) def. No player/No player (GVUM), by forfeit

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